Cast & creator
David Coverdale
Best known for MTV Video Music Awards, The Tube, Sans Soleil
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer most famous for his work with Whitesnake, the commercially successful hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purplefrom late 1973 to March 15, 1976, when he resigned from the band and established his solo career. A collaboration album with Jimmy Page, released in 1993, was a commercial and critical success.
35
film credits
2
television credits
34
1974–2023 · acting roles
7.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (37)
Showing 37 of 37 credits
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
The Tube
1982
Sans Soleil
Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
1983
Whitesnake: Live... In the Still of the Night
Self - Lead vocals
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
Self (archive footage)
2022
Gettin' Tighter: The Story of Mark IV Deep Purple
self
2011
Rock n Roll Meltdown
Himself
1988
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
vocals
1974
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Self
2015
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
2009
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
Self
2011
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 10
Self
1991
Whitesnake: Live in the Still of the Night
Lead Singer
2005Whitesnake: Live in the Still of the Night
Executive Producer
2005
Whitesnake: Live in Japan
Vocals
1984
Whitesnake: Live in Landover 1980
Self
2011
Whitesnake: Made in Japan
Lead Singer
2013Whitesnake: Made in Japan
Executive Producer
2013
Discoverdale
Himself
2016
Whitesnake: Slip Of The Tongue (30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX)
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
Self
1991
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
Self - Lead Vocals
2010
A Passion for the Vine
Himself
2012
Deep Purple: Rises Over Japan
Self
1985
Whitesnake: The Purple Tour
Himself (Vocals)
2018
Whitesnake: Box 'O' Snakes
Self
2011
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 5
Himself
1990
Whitesnake: Live in '84 - Back to the Bone
Vocals
2014
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 1
Himself
1985
Whitesnake – Still Good To Be Bad
2023
The Butterfly Ball
Himself
1977
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990
Himself
2011Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990
Executive Producer
2011
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1983
Vocals
1983
Whitesnake: Greatest Hits (Revisited Remixed Remastered MMXXII)
lead vocals
2022
Whitesnake - Starkers In Tokyo
Vocals
1997
Whitesnake in Concert - Sonoria Festival at Acquatica Park
Vocalist
1994